| Key term |
Definition |
| Globalisation |
The increasing links between different countries throughout the world and the greater interdependence that results from this |
| Interdependence |
The relationship between two or more countries, usually in terms of trade |
| Call Centres |
Offices where groups of people work responding to telephone queries from customers. Employees sit in front of a computer monitor giving them information that they use in their answers to questions |
| TNC |
A corporation or enterprise that operates in more than one country |
| Multiplier effect |
Where initial investment and jobs lead to a knock-on effect, creating further jobs and providing money to generate services |
| Leakage |
Where profits made by a company are taken out of the country to the country of origin and so do not benefit the host country |
| De-industrialisation |
A process of decline in certain types of manufacturing industry, which continues over a long period of time. It results in fewer people being employed in this sector and falling production |
| Assisted zones/Enterprise zones |
Areas that qualify for government help. Enterprise zones are on a smaller scale than assisted zones |
| Advanced factories |
Where buildings for production are built speculatively in the hope that their presence will encourage businesses to buy or rent an existing factory, removing the need to find a site or suitable premises |
| Strikes |
Periods of time when large numbers of employees refuse to work due to disagreements over pay or other grievances |
| Biofuels |
The use of living things such as crops like maize to produce ethanol (an alcohol-based fuel) or biogas from animal waste. It is the use of crops that has become particularly important |
| Kyoto Protocol |
An international agreement to cut carbon dioxide emissions to help reduce global warming |
| Food miles |
The distance that food items travel from where they are grown to where they are eaten |
| Carbon footprint |
The amount of carbon generated by things people do, including creating a demand for out-of-season food |